Velvetleaf Huckleberry
Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx. - Heath family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 3.0 feet
Plant Type: Subshrub, Shrub
Features
Flower Color: White, Pink
Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Tolerant
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Species depending on Velvetleaf Huckleberry: Acronicta noctivaga, Apharetra dentata, Aplectoides condita, Cerastis tenebrifera, Chrysanympha formosa, Colias interior, Colias interior interior, Epelis truncataria, Eueretagrotis perattentus, Eufidonia discospilata, Eurois astricta, Eurois occulta, Feltia jaculifera, Glena cognataria, Hemipachnobia monochromataea, Hyppa xylinoides, Lacanobia subjuncta, Metalepsis fishii, Peridroma saucia, Phlogophora iris, Platarctia parthenos, Polia detracta, Polia purpurissata, Protolampra brunneicollis, Spiramater lutra, Syngrapha epigaea, Syngrapha microgamma, Trichordestra tacoma, Xestia c-nigrum, Xestia normanianus, Xestia oblata, Xestia youngii
Native Range
- CAN: Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan
- USA: Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.